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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeing Inbutts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inbutts's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fear of the Dark. Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peeing Inbutts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans has managed to clinch.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Inbutts is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Evans can't fight it off and eventually Inbutts manages to take the fight to the floor. Evans looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Inbutts is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Evans has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Inbutts is looking to defend but Evans has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Inbutts! Evans pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Inbutts taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Freddy Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Morimune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with I'm on a boat blaring out of the sound system. Aoki King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greer Morimune's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greer Morimune!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in but Morimune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King shoots in and drives through. Morimune sprawls well.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morimune's waist but Morimune gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a head kick that misses.
King misses with a head kick.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morimune but Morimune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Morimune which made him look bad.
Morimune changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King being controlled for a moment.
King gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Morimune wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Morimune prevents King from improving his position.
King is breathing heavily.
Morimune takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King has a hand on Morimune's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Morimune takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morimune tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King has given up his back here. Will Morimune look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Morimune has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of King's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy King right now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morimune struggling to keep hold of the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Despite being in the dominant position, Greer Morimune just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morimune dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
A shot to de liver by Morimune. Beautiful body shot.
King misses the jab.
King tries to bum rush Morimune with a series of wild strikes but Morimune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King with a poor takedown
and Morimune counters with a nice uppercut.
Morimune lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Morimune counters with a thumping low kick.
Morimune shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greer Morimune dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Morimune counters with an inside leg kick.
Morimune throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Morimune lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
King will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morimune.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King controlling the action here.
Morimune is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Morimune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King won't allow Morimune to sweep him here.
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morimune looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morimune looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morimune!
King is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morimune is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down King's shoulder. That is not cool.
Morimune tries to move to mount but King blocks the move with his legs.
King is letting Morimune control him for a moment.
King trying his best to control but Morimune has mounted him.
Morimune stands up from mount. Strange move.
Morimune lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Morimune.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morimune as he jumps to the side.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morimune counters with a head kick.
King misses with a takedown
and Morimune counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
King has hold of Morimune's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morimune manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morimune regains half guard.
Morimune is controlling King's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimune is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morimune is trying to control but can't.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morimune gets full guard.
Morimune is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Morimune gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greer Morimune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Morimune lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morimune postures up.
Greer Morimune has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morimune wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King working for submissions but it's allowed Morimune to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morimune is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King is looking to control Morimune's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King regains full guard. Nicely done.
King pushes a forearm under Morimune's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Morimune is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton comes into the arena with Diablo - The Preacher blaring out of the sound system. Jaroenrattanatarakon has chosen tep-pa-jaao tao fai by Buddha Bless as his entrance music. Isac Newton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isac Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaroenrattanatarakon is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to clinch but Newton is having none of it.
Jaroenrattanatarakon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaroenrattanatarakon fails to land the takedown.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
Newton fails to land the takedown.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaroenrattanatarakon gets a clinch.
Jaroenrattanatarakon controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaroenrattanatarakon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Jaroenrattanatarakon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaroenrattanatarakon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Jaroenrattanatarakon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Jaroenrattanatarakon looks gassed!
Newton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isac Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jaroenrattanatarakon smiles and moves away.
Newton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
Newton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Jaroenrattanatarakon is defending well.
Newton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Newton quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Newton but it's paid off an Jaroenrattanatarakon is forced to tap! Nice work by Newton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Isac Newton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josey Wales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wales feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wales wants to control from the top but Compton keeps moving.
Wales wants to pass the guard but Compton is keeping the position.
Compton is looking for a triangle but Wales pushes his legs off easily.
Wales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Compton is keeping the position for now.
Wales throws a strike but Compton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wales has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Compton stopping the sweep attempt from Wales.
Wales on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wales tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wales shoots in and bounces Compton off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Wales trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Wales looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales is working hard here to advance position.
Compton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wales controls the pace.
Wales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Compton's head.
Wales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wales working the head with strikes.
Wales takes a little break here. Compton wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales working the ground and pound.
Wales tries to move into full mount but can't pass Compton's legs.
Compton is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Wales has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wales grinds an elbow into Compton's temple.
Wales is looking to take a break and control but Compton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Compton looks gassed!
Compton taking a bit of punishment here - Wales scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales trying to control the action but Compton is working from the bottom.
Wales stands up and beckons Compton to his feet.
Wales shoots in looking for a takedown. Compton tries to sprawl out of it but Wales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Compton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wales gets a takedown into half guard.
Wales works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josey Wales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wales gets a takedown into half guard.
Compton is staying active underneath Wales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wales drops an elbow to the side of Compton's head.
Wales is nestled in close to Compton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wales winds up and cracks Compton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wales keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wales slips a nice elbow through Compton's hands, connecting with Compton's forehead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Compton is breathing heavily.
Wales working over Compton with some ground and pound. Compton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Josey Wales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wales is tying to control. Compton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wales is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wales landing shots from mount.
Wales trying to control but Compton is having none of it.
Wales working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Compton looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Wales! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josey Wales!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirius Bidness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bidness has chosen GRRRRR!! as his entrance music. Camron Crawford has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sirius Bidness!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bidness blocks a head kick by Crawford.
Crawford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bidness avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Bidness lands with a nice body punch.
Crawford lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Camron Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidness connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawford's hands.
Bidness thuds a left hand into Crawford's body.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Bidness circles away and keeps his distance.
Bidness scores with a hook to the body. Crawford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bidness lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bidness looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Bidness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Crawford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawford is rocked!
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bidness cracks Crawford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Crawford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Bidness lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Bidness scores with a four punch combination!
Bidness uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawford has time to react.
Bidness swinging wilding here.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Bidness counters with a series of strikes. Crawford will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Crawford walks straight into a right hand from Bidness - that's dropped him! Bidness jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Crawford from any more punishment! Crawford complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sirius Bidness!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka has chosen SuperFly as his entrance music. Jimmy Snuka is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya shoots in but Snuka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takaya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takaya throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snuka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takaya.
Snuka tries to clinch up but Takaya circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takaya.
Snuka lands a really nice looking cross but Takaya seems unphased.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and Takaya moves out of range easily.
Takaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka throws a head kick but Takaya moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Takaya scores with a four punch combination!
Snuka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takaya counters with a two punch combo.
Snuka rushes Takaya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Takaya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya is trying to stall.
A short right from Takaya on the inside.
Takaya controlling the action here for a moment.
Snuka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takaya's face.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Takaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takaya, right into the meat.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaya defending well as Snuka loads up on a big left hand.
Takaya looks to land a combination but Snuka avoids it well.
Jimmy Snuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka lands with a kick to the temple. Takaya shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Takaya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to de liver by Takaya. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takaya.
Takaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takaya can pounce on him.
Takaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snuka wants to clinch.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Takaya throws a series of punches but Snuka moves out of range.
A punch combination from Takaya misses.
Takaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaya scores with a three punch combo!
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Snuka blocks the low kick.
Snuka throws the left hand but Takaya avoids the punch easily.
Snuka is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Takaya misses with a body kick.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
Snuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takaya.
Snuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takaya misses with a two punch combination.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Takaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a nice looking combination but Snuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snuka looks to clinch
and Takaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Takaya throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
Takaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takaya is breathing heavily.
Takaya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takaya is trying to control the action in half guard but Snuka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Takaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snuka's head.
Takaya has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Takaya looking to ground and pound but Snuka is blocking nicely.
Snuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Snuka is squirming around, avoiding Takaya's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya throwing strikes here but Snuka is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Snuka working to try and regain half guard.
Snuka wants to hold on but Takaya pushes him away.
Snuka holds on to Takaya as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Takaya tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
Takaya punching from mount but Snuka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Snuka wants to hold on but Takaya pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Snuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snuka counters by clinching up.
Takaya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Takaya breaks from the clinch.
Snuka tries to bum rush Takaya with a series of wild strikes but Takaya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Snuka throws a right hand that Takaya ducks under and follows up with a left that Takaya also avoids with ease.
Takaya slips under a jab from Snuka.
Snuka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Snuka moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Snuka misses with an uppercut. Takaya saw that one coming.
Takaya throws a sloppy head kick and Snuka moves out of range easily.
Takaya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Snuka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Takaya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takaya misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Snuka rushes Takaya and presses him up against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Takaya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takaya.
Takaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takaya is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya motions for Snuka to come forward. Takaya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snuka lands a head kick. Takaya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takaya throws a right and a left that Snuka avoids nicely.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Takaya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snuka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Takaya is looking to break free of the clinch but Snuka has double underhooks.
Snuka prevents Takaya from breaking the clinch.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takaya.
Snuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Snuka.
Snuka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Takaya.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takaya scores with a shot to the side of Snuka's head.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takaya takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snuka.
Snuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snuka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takaya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takaya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takaya looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
Takaya misses with a two punch combination.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya shoots in for a takedown but Snuka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masato Takaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka misses with a right hand
and Takaya counters with a left and a right that stings Snuka.
Takaya throws a combination. Snuka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Takaya lands a nice looking body kick.
Masato Takaya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snuka moves into range and clinches up with Takaya.
Snuka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takaya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Takaya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takaya drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Snuka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Snuka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takaya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snuka throws an elbow that misses.
Snuka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takaya blocks it with crossed arms.
Takaya stalling in the clinch but Snuka improves position.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takaya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka blocking some punches.
Takaya misses with the head strike.
Takaya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Snuka or not.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
Takaya tries to work over Snuka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takaya slips a straight right by Snuka.
Takaya closes the distance and clinches up with Snuka, looking for a takedown. Takaya pushes Snuka against the ropes but Snuka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snuka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
Snuka lands a damaging elbow.
Takaya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Snuka.
Takaya has Snuka pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Snuka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snuka looks to land a combination but Takaya avoids it well.
Takaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takaya throws a series of punches but Snuka avoids them all with ease.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
Takaya throws a left and a right that both miss
and Snuka counters with a left and a right that stings Takaya.
Takaya throws a head kick that misses.
Takaya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Takaya.
Takaya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takaya is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snuka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takaya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snuka is just riding it out for now. Takaya eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya thows a huge punch but Snuka dodges it nicely.
Snuka has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takaya is working away from the top position though.
Takaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snuka's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Snuka trying to control but Takaya postures up.
Nice strikes from Takaya there.
Takaya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Takaya is looking for a kimura here.
Takaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snuka can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takaya swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Takaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya misses with the combination.
Takaya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snuka dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Takaya swinging wilding here.
Snuka misses with a combination
and Takaya counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Snuka misses
and Takaya counters with a two punch combo.
Takaya misses with a low kick.
Takaya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snuka tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Takaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Takaya wants to control the pace but Snuka is squirming around nicely.
Snuka is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaya looking to finish Snuka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snuka!
Snuka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya with good strikes from the mount here!
Takaya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snuka looks a forlorn figure.
Takaya sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Takaya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takaya misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Snuka can't escape the position.
Takaya lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Snuka is rocked!
Takaya lands a big elbow.
Snuka is still in real trouble! Can Takaya finish him?
Takaya postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Snuka bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Takaya and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masato Takaya!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Ikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Ikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch but Ikari is having none of it.
Ikari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ikari shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee is trying to stand.
Ikari is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Lee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinji Ikari!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucias Verenus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucias Verenus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold scores with a jab. Verenus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verenus is rocked!
Verenus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oh Verenus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verenus tries to move to mount but Gold blocks the move with his legs.
Verenus seems to have got his legs back now.
Verenus is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gold's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gold tries to escape but Verenus is in control.
Verenus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gold is trying to buck Verenus off.
Gold is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Verenus tries to move to mount but Gold blocks the move with his legs.
Gold wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Verenus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Verenus drags him back down.
Verenus working the head with strikes.
Verenus stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold looks gassed!
Verenus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Verenus has a takedown stuffed.
Good exchange - Gold coming out on top.
Ari Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Verenus with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucias Verenus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Gold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gold closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Verenus! Gold dives in looking to finish! Verenus is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Gold!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chris fu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from fu.
Daikaura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like chris fu has been cut.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
fu fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris fu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Daikaura slams his shin into fu's torso.
No luck for fu with that takedown attempt.
fu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daikaura. That one must have hurt.
fu is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Daikaura! fu is out on his feet! Daikaura rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - fu is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! fu is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eiki Daikaura!
Eiki Daikaura is the new featherweight champion!
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